US refurbishes school in Jaffna

Comments / 738 Views / Saturday, 12 August 2017 00:35

Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Hilton inaugurated a newly refurbished building at the Jaffna Hindu Ladies’ College on 31 July, that will support reconciliation and stabilisation and provide girls in Jaffna with opportunity to study in a modern facility.

Coordinating closely with the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education and the Northern Province Ministry of Education, the US government invested Rs. 91 million to build the three-storey addition that will reach an additional 180 students. Chief Minister of the Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran joined DCM Hilton and the principal of the college, M. Vimalanathan, in lighting the traditional oil lamp and cutting the ribbon on the new facilities.

“We believe there is no better investment or higher calling than educating young minds, especially young women,” Deputy Chief of Mission Hilton said during the ceremony. “Sri Lanka and the United States are daily deepening our partnership, and this is another demonstration of our continued commitment.”

The US Pacific Command (PACOM) selected the Hindu Ladies’ College for funding in cooperation with the Provincial Ministry of Education. PACOM managed the four-year project, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, Magbool Engineering Consultants, and Salasi Lanka Engineering partnered on construction.

Today's Columnists

How did some nations, like a Japan, China, United Stated, become wealthy and powerful, while others remain stuck in poverty? And why do some of those powers, from ancient Rome to the modern Soviet Union, prosper for periods and then collapse? Pol...

I am amazed – and amused – by the spate of “ministerial responses” to Ravi’s exit last week. The Prime Minister has promised to expedite the backlog of anticorruption cases his administration appears to have shelved f...

Home truths
Organisations and their employees takerisks and also managerisksevery day. Of course, it is a part of the business and the service delivery operations. However, often, the management of risks is confined...

Last week, the Yahapalana Government, which came on the promise of good governance and weeding out corruption, had its first blow, when a senior minister and deputy leader of the party had to resign over allegations of corruption.
Whils...